I really want to go forward. We have a candidate and we are in a position to use our time and energy and minds to begin to build the country we want to live in after January 2009. What will be our priorities? What values do we hold in common to use to guide us? How will we tackle the huge problems amassed by the Bush fiasco? How will we use all the talent available to us beyond the election? Is it too soon to build a program? What are we actually doing when we elect democrats this year? Among the people I hope to convince are many who do not trust us. Many are confused and feel betrayed by having placed their trust in the Bush gang. What do I tell them? I am a rather radical progressive so I don't feel right about attaching my values to these candidates, especially here in Virginia. I want to be positive and not have to attack republicans. Rather I want to present ba program that is so clearly better than theirs that it won't be necessary to criticize theirs. Let us discuss these issues. Look below for more.
I have been here at daily Kos for a while and have enjoyed the honest interactions and have learned a lot. I also have made an effort to produce good diaries that contribute to our mutual growth. Lately, I get the feeling the well has been poisoned. I get the feeling that some self fulfilling prophecy is being played out in a tragic manner. I have trouble finding diaries that are full of information to learn from. We all know the danger that attacking other party members can backfire. We all know that the opposition is gleefully egging our internal conflicts on. Yet look at the miles and miles of diaries posted that seem to serve no other purpose than to show how mean and nasty the author can be toward another democrat. Why? What are we learning of a positive nature from this? What possible good can come from more of this?
I am here to learn and to teach. Right now I need to learn what it is that I fail to understand about what we are doing here. Help me to feel positive again. Show me what I have missed. Convince me that this orgy is anything but self destruction. I need your help very badly.